# NEW YORK | Little Island @ Pier 55
**URL:** https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163
**Category:** Parks & Infrastructure
**Created:** [November 19, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163 "2014-11-19T19:18:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@JB\_Slope](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JB_Slope)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/21 "2018-08-14T20:16:40Z")
On the shore side, looks like all of the precast benches have been delivered, and installation is beginning on the south end.
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### Author:  [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/22 "2018-09-01T04:21:41Z")
**_Thomas Heatherwick’s Iconic Pier 55 Park Begins To Rise Above The Hudson River In Chelsea_**
> A part of Chelsea Piers that saw historic ocean liners RMS Lusitania and RMS Mauretania sail out of New York, as well as the arrival of The Titanic’s survivors aboard The Carpathia in 1912, is finally ready to begin its new life. Cunard’s former Pier 54 is now being transformed into an iconic floating park above the Hudson River called Pier 55, designed by Thomas Heatherwick.
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> Since its inception, the 2.7 acre project has been met with a stir of controversy due to a number of reasons. Funding from the state of New York has been problematic, construction delays and engineering challenges with the US Army Corps of Engineering have added to the drama, as have claims that work overlooked effects on marine wildlife, as alleged by the City Club of New York. The cost has ballooned from $35 million when first announced to $250 million today.
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> Pier 55 was nearly scrapped last September, but was revived a month later thanks to a deal between Governor Cuomo and media mogul and philanthropist Barry Diller, the founder of The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation, who already donated $113 million towards the project. The rescue came within the scope of agreeing to completion of Hudson River Park from Battery Park City to 59th Street.
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> There will be two accessible path that go over the water and connect the park, which sits 186 feet beyond the edge of Manhattan. The hollow arched steel structure of the Cunard building, which is still standing, will be preserved as the gateway of one of the leading paths to Pier 55. The piles vary in height above the water and will sit below the bowl-shaped pier car that creates the projects signature design, similar to Heatherwick’s “1000 Trees” project in Shanghai, China.
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Credit: [NYY](https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/08/thomas-heatherwicks-iconic-pier-55-park-begins-to-rise-above-the-hudson-river-in-chelsea.html)
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### Author:  [@josh85](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/josh85)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2018, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/23 "2018-10-24T18:51:18Z")
[https://www.instagram.com/p/BpUrvTdFi9u/?tagged=pier55](https://www.instagram.com/p/BpUrvTdFi9u/?tagged=pier55)
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### Author:  [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/24 "2018-11-19T01:49:47Z")
Today
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### Author:  [@josh85](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/josh85)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/25 "2018-11-27T22:49:01Z")
[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpm07Q0gz9m/](https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpm07Q0gz9m/)
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### Author:  [@streetscaper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/streetscaper)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2018, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/26 "2018-11-27T23:56:52Z")
From the same account:
[Source](https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn3vMUQjVT4/)
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### Author:  [@streetscaper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/streetscaper)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/27 "2018-12-08T18:12:07Z")
[Source](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/nyregion/pier-55-park-hudson-river.html)
[https://www.instagram.com/p/BXQfsGcFFPT/?utm\_source=ig\_share\_sheet&igshid=1r5alh2uis0xv](https://www.instagram.com/p/BXQfsGcFFPT/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1r5alh2uis0xv)
[https://www.instagram.com/p/BrGjQ9jlNvt/?utm\_source=ig\_share\_sheet&igshid=1wdfmiu40zhfv](https://www.instagram.com/p/BrGjQ9jlNvt/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1wdfmiu40zhfv)
@michael\_raf\_
@michael\_raf\_
@michael\_raf\_
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### Author:  [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/28 "2018-12-08T18:19:12Z")
Nice update!
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### Author:  [@josh85](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/josh85)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/29 "2018-12-08T19:49:22Z")
Amazing update, thank you! I’m so excited about this project.
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### Author:  [@josh85](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/josh85)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/30 "2018-12-09T14:13:41Z")
[https://www.instagram.com/p/BrKmt\_CFoBw/](https://www.instagram.com/p/BrKmt_CFoBw/)
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### Author:  [@streetscaper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/streetscaper)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/31 "2018-12-12T15:17:04Z")
[Field Condition](http://fieldcondition.com/blog/2018/12/12/construction-update-pier-55)
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### Author:  [@Anakinra](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Anakinra)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/32 "2018-12-12T16:53:42Z")
 
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### Author:  [@josh85](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/josh85)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/33 "2019-01-15T17:07:00Z")
[https://www.instagram.com/p/BsnkxCXAGq6/](https://www.instagram.com/p/BsnkxCXAGq6/)
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### Author:  [@streetscaper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/streetscaper)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2019, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/34 "2019-01-25T01:49:15Z")
[Source](https://www.instagram.com/p/BseFI53hlpQ/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1fibcxpi5j9yy)
[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnj4QwYgHOy/?utm\_source=ig\_share\_sheet&igshid=120d55dgrvh5i](https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnj4QwYgHOy/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=120d55dgrvh5i)
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### Author:  [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2019, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/35 "2019-01-25T02:15:24Z")
Low key crushing on this project. I think Heatherwick did a good job on this and the Vessel.
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### Author:  [@josh85](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/josh85)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/36 "2019-01-25T03:27:53Z")
Heatherwicks made a huge mark on the west side with 515 W 18th St, The Vessel, and Pier 55, all of which are turning out great.
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### Author:  [@josh85](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/josh85)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/37 "2019-01-29T01:31:06Z")
[http://www.instagram.com/p/BtMeWcMh\_bD/](http://www.instagram.com/p/BtMeWcMh_bD/)
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### Author:  [@robermat](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/robermat)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2019, 3:25am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/38 "2019-01-29T03:25:11Z")
This and Hudson Yards are such great bookends to the High Line.
That entire area is perfect case study for proper 21st century urban planning.
World class!
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### Author:  [@streetscaper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/streetscaper)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/39 "2019-01-30T02:45:38Z")
[The Crane…](https://flic.kr/p/QJ6EFZ) by [Cesar Toribio](https://www.flickr.com/photos/158018233@N08/), on Flickr
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### Author:  [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-little-island-pier-55/1163/40 "2019-02-19T23:28:49Z")
Today
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